Man charged in deadly stabbing in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood
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SEATTLE - A man who was arrested after a deadly stabbing in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood last week was charged for first-degree murder on Friday.
According to the Seattle Police Department (SPD), at around 5:00 p.m. last Friday, officers responded to an apartment building in the 100 block of Cedar St. for reports of a stabbing.
Seattle Police Department
When officers and Seattle Fire crews arrived, they performed life-saving measures, but the victim, 38-year-old Devon Guion, died at the scene.
On Friday, the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office announced that they charged 58-year-old James D. McClinton Jr. with first-degree murder with a deadly weapon enhancement.
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McClinton remains in jail on a $3 million bail. His arraignment is scheduled for Oct. 11 at the King County Courthouse.
This is a developing story.